The best time to aerate is when your grass is actively growing—spring or fall in cool areas, and late spring in warm ones.

Lawns can be aerated as often as once a year but that is rarely necessary. Only high-use lawns such as pet runs and sports ...

Aerating a lawn is an important step in its care, but soil plugs from aerating are a pain to deal with. Learn how to use them ...

Core aerating is an important part of regular lawn maintenance, especially for renovation and maintenance of cool-season fescue lawns. Core aerating penetrates the soil and pulling a portion of soil ...

Taking care of a lawn can be tricky at times, especially when problems pop up. Dry and/or hard soil, bare patches, uneven growth, and pooling water on the lawn can indicate that the soil is compacted.

"Aeration is the process of removing small plugs of soil or making holes in the soil to relieve compaction," says Louise Senior, master gardener and horticulturalist at Morven Museum & Garden in ...

Maintaining a healthy lawn is hard work, so it's understandable to look for easier, cheaper shortcuts when possible. But sometimes so-called "hacks" are way more trouble than they're worth. Lawn ...

“I would like my lawn to look better this year. Should I start the growing season off by both power raking and core aerating?” I recommend using core aeration as an annual practice for lawns instead ...

Q: Our backyard was driven on by heavy vehicles during a house addition. Now it is uneven and prone to weeds, with many bare areas this time of year before the weeds germinate. I know the weeds are a ...

My neighbor suggested that we share the rental of a machine to core aerate our lawns this fall. Is this a good idea? Core aeration is a good practice to include in your turf maintenance program and ...

Core aerating helps with fescue growth and helps fertilizer have easier access to roots. Core aerating is an important part of regular lawn maintenance, especially for renovation and maintenance of ...